devil, n.
(devils)
freq. cnt. 9
(devils)
freq. cnt. 9
an evil supernatural being
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
daemon daimon demon devil fiend
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a word used in exclamations of confusion
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
deuce devil dickens
sample sentences
"what the devil""the deuce with it"
"the dickens you say"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
devil heller hellion
sample sentences
"he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
demon devil fiend monster ogre